“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Okay , that’s not exactly what I mean, but it’s memorable. And the idea that something big and important can come from something small and unassuming is essential. Franklin D. Roosevelt said it: “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are … Continue reading
It’s a good thing I don’t make New Year’s resolutions because I’d have disappointed myself right out of the 2015 starting gate. This was to have been offered on the first Monday of January, but it’s still the first month, so OK. “French Women Don’t Get Fat” by Mireille Guiliano was published eleven years ago. It was … Continue reading
As Willy Nelson is to have said: the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. 1. Measure twice, cut once. 2. Take your pulse before administering (glucagon). 3. Gauge the depth of the pond before diving in. 4. Stop and smell the roses. 5. Fools rush in. You get … Continue reading
Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover The following is a video about one French Super Market’s radical and brilliant strategy to eliminate waste and make good produce affordable. Intermarche took this idea to the bank with their brainchild: Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables. They figured out how to sell millions of pounds of produce that would be otherwise trashed each year. … Continue reading
“Our Bees, Ourselves” by Mark Winston, author of forthcoming “BeeTime: Lessons from the Hive”, is a frighteningly convincing essay about the parallels between Honeybee collapse and human environmental degradation and subsequent challenges to golbal health and habitat. Read it, bee-ware, bee-warned, and bee-inspired. 1. There is a noticeable reduction in the number of bees in our garden. Luring birds … Continue reading
… and possibly those who agitate (see Monday Mantra: Are We There Yet?) If we vote with our pocket books, the this household has been marking the ballot for organic, non-GMO corn for over a year. The few ears we were able to purchase at Whole Foods at the end of August were small, … Continue reading
This has been such a long held belief of mine that I’m amazed the only famous person I could find credited with the idea is Debbie Allen. It seems so universally true I was hoping for (da Vinci?) No basil for pesto? Use parsley and/or carrot tops. No peanut butter for cookies? Use almond butter or tahini. No … Continue reading
Uncle George and Aunt Joan sent an article from the January/February 2014 issue of Newport Life Magazine titled “Life Without Wheat: Going gluten-free may be easier than expected.” Yes, it’s easier. No, we’re not there yet. Erica Jackson Curran’s piece suggests reasons to be optimistic: a lot has changed in the past 15 years. But we’re … Continue reading
“Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” ― Samuel Smiles Lots of us talk about wanting to change our dietary habits. Some of us have to for medical or religious … Continue reading
Most of you know we took some time off at the end of 2013. What was to have been a few weeks evolved into months of not writing. We cooked and ate. A lot. But the inspiration to prepare, photograph, and blog that I assumed would come with the advent of the December holiday season … Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 